What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot made an uneventful landing at Wilson Bar. He loaded his passengers and taxied to the west end of the runway. While turning around on the narrow hillside that is the west end of the airstrip (there is no flat area) the pilot experienced a complete loss of right brake function. The aircrat ground looped due to the uneven braking forces and the tailwheel in free caster. The right wing, aileron and elevator were damaged due to contact with the ground.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT WILSON BAR. HE LOADED HIS PASSENGERS AND TAXIED TO THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE TURNING AROUND ON THE NARROW HILLSIDE THAT IS THE WEST END OF THE AIRSTRIP (THERE IS NO FLAT AREA) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF RIGHT BRAKE FUNCTION. THE AIRCRAT GROUND LOOPED DUE TO THE UNEVEN BRAKING FORCES AND THE TAILWHEEL IN FREE CASTER. THE RIGHT WING, AILERON AND ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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